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To coincide with the hardcover release of This River, Phoenix Books is proud to release James Brown's seminal memoir, The Los Angeles Diaries, with a new introduction and available in audio for the first time. Plagued by the suicides of both his siblings, heir to alcohol and drug abuse, divorce and economic ruin, James Brown lived a life clouded by...
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To coincide with the hardcover release of This River, Phoenix Books is proud to release James Brown's seminal memoir, The Los Angeles Diaries, with a new introduction and available in audio for the first time. Plagued by the suicides of both his siblings, heir to alcohol and drug abuse, divorce and economic ruin, James Brown lived a life clouded by addiction, broken promises, and despair. In The Los Angeles Diaries, he reveals his struggle for survival, mining his past to present the inspiring story of his redemption. Beautifully written and limned with dark humor, these twelve deeply confessional, interconnected chapters address personal failure, heartbreak, the trials of writing for Hollywood, and the life-shattering events that finally convinced Brown that he must "change or die." Named Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly, the San Francisco Chronicle, and The Independent of London, James Brown's memoir has developed a cult following and ranks as one of the most harrowing to emerge in this genre. "Profound...unsparing and clear-eyed, a heartbreaking story, and yet oddly inspirational, the tale of the last man standing." --Janet Fitch
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